Horseshoe attachment.



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HORSESHOE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18. 1912,

1,154,978. PatenteflSept. 28, 1915.

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To aZZwlw nttt may concern r Be it known that I, PETERDECH, ac1t1- zen of the UnitedStates, residing at West Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Horseshoe Attachments; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a horseshoe attachment which can be placed on the shoe of a horse or detached therefrom at will, the attachment being designed to provide a bet ter gripping surface in case of slippery or icy weather." The device is one which can be placed on the shoe while the shoe is on the horses hoof, and can be taken off and put on quickly and without much manipulation.

The invention relates to a device of this kind which has two members that are spread by a connecting means 'andare forcedfrom each other in close contact with the inner edges of the horseshoe, an additional means of fastening being provided by the calks which fasten themselves and the arms to the horseshoe and act as a secondary fastening means, and also take up thedifference in thickness between different shoes to which the device can be applied.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is atop view of a horseshoe provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a side view of'Fig. 1,-and Fig. 3 is'a section on line 8,3, in Fig. 1.

The device is adapted to be applied to or 7 detached from the horseshoe 10 while. the

shoe is on the horses hoof, the device consisting of two members 11, each of which is provided with arms 12 extending toward the front and rear. Each member is" provided with a perforation 13 which is screw-threaded, the screw-threads in two opposed members being in opposite directions toform right and left threads. A screw 14, the ends of which are screw-threaded in opposite directions to form a right and left screw, is provided with a portion 15 that will receive a wrench, being preferably squared, the

r Spe ification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 28, 15115. Application filed December 18,1812. serial No. 737,363. I

screw fitting in the perforations 18 so that when the screw is turned and themembers are held against rotation they can be drawn together or forced apart. On the upper side of each member at the ends are the lips 16 and on the under side of the arms and at the faces 20 to provide forosurfaces' that canbe grasped by a wrench. The calks are screwed in place and act to hold the members so that any tendency to work loose by the members is resisted, and they make it diflicult for the screw 14 to turn to pull the members toward each other. In addition thereto, it will be noted that the screw 14 and its squared portion 15 are close up to ends are the lugs 17 the lips being thin so the upper side of the shoe and are adapted V to rest-partly against the frog of the hoof so that the accidental turning of the screw is not likely.

The outer faces of the members are curved in substantially the same direction as the inner face of the horseshoe,

but at a larger radius so that the members engage the horseshoe at the ends of the members, thus providing for a slight spring action in the members. This spring action is sufficient to permit a constant spring pressure on the screw 14'so that after thefscrew hasbeen tightened'into place and the members have been given the necessary spring, the spring pressure of'the members binds or looks the screw against accidental rotation and does not make it essential to use lock-nuts. The attachment is substantially flat and does not project unduly away from the shoe toward theground, except atthe places where it should engage the ground, that is at the lugs. Having thus described my invention, what I claimis: g

A horseshoe attachment comprising two members, each member consisting of one piece with lips at the ends of its upper outer edge and lugs at the ends of its lower outer concai e edge of the horseshoe, the it outer V edge of the member being of slightly larger fit in the perforations and having a portion; to be'engaged by a toolwvliereby the screw can be operatedto force the members to their 10 sprung positions and. to lock the screw force;

against turning by the friction of theresistance of the members to the springing In testii-iionyythatl claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of December, "1912.

' PETER DEQH.

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f I-IENRX G. RQLLPILLER,

VVM. H; CAMFIELD.

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